Portland Maine | Maine Wedding Photographers Bethany and Dan

March 26, 2018 Portland Maine, Weddings

Portland Maine Wedding: Eliza and Ian

Gentle. Kind. Polite. and very very very in love.

Eliza and Ian got ready in rooms next to each other in the Press Hotel in downtown Portland. Eliza had the penthouse suite of course 😉 Once they were both ready, we all went up to the rooftop deck for their adorable first look. You’ll see the joy when you get to those photos. It was precious. Once we were done up there, it was already time for family photos and then the ceremony. It felt like a whirlwind! Before we knew it, Eliza was walking into the ceremony space, with her parents by her side. Just like that, they were married.

During the reception, the toasts were so complimentary. We could tell that these two were really loved by their community of friends and family. They are both such GOOD people with so many accomplishments and achievements it would make your head spin. Pair that with the fact that they complement one another so beautifully and you have yourself a perfect couple!

O yeah… then the party started and it was super fun. We loved photographing everyone throwing down on the dance floor.

Venue and Catering: Grace | Hair and Makeup: Ollo Salon | Cake: Scratch Bakery

DJ: Dj Belltower | Dress: Wtoo

Eliza and Ian’s Engagement Session

March 19, 2018 Engagements, Portland Maine

Portland Maine Engagement Session: Mandy and Jeremy

Yay for couples who let us choose an industrial street art lesser photographed part of Portland! For Mandy and Jeremy’s engagement session, they were down for anything. They hopped out of the car with their little fur-baby Tux, and were ready to play. We met them in the up and coming neighborhood of East Bayside. We had wanted to photograph there for ages because of all the cool murals and colors. Everyone wants to go to the Old Port and the water, (which we get completely because its ALSO rad), but this time we went elsewhere, even to the little park near our house, which we had ALSO been wanting to photograph in. Thanks to these two we got the meet our photo goals all while hanging out with a puppy and pure love. Not bad at all if I do say so myself. It was also fun to see Jeremy come alive when we went to the woods. He is a nature lover through and through, even telling us the names of so many plants and trees the whole session. I was so impressed. It reminded me of my Dad, who does the same. exact. thing.

Try not to smile taking in these images. Don’t Mandy and Jeremy and Tux just exude happy?

January 15, 2018 Engagements, Portland Maine

Portland Maine Engagement Session: Rachel and Adam

They fell in love on a road trip in her red mini cooper.

Doesn’t that sound like a cute rom-com that you’d watch on a date night? Well for Rachel and Adam its real life. #loveit

They came up to Portland in the summer for an engagement session in our beloved city, and we traipsed them around all our new and old favorite spots in town and beyond. After the city, we headed out to Kettle Cove for some lovely summer night vibes and a photoshoot with the mini cooper herself!

We love doing engagement sessions because we get to know our couples a little before the wedding day. Rachel spent the whole time laughing and Adam just adoring her. Not a bad combo. We are stoked for their upcoming Boston wedding this April now that we have witnessed this dynamic between them. Cute all day every day.

December 11, 2017 Portland Maine, Same-Sex Wedding, Weddings

Portland Maine City Hall Elopement: Ellen and Lydia

Lydia & Ellen spend their last day in New England getting married! Having lived in Boston for a while, they were moving back to Chicago, but not before they became Wife and Wife. Talk about going out from New England in style!

They love hiking together and a good beer and this elopement included a teeny bit of both, (if you count the trails of Two Lights State Parks as a hike). We met them at the Press Hotel and headed across the street to Portlands beautiful City Hall, where they were married. Afterwards, we took a few portraits in the City Hall itself, even running into the Mayor! He took us up into the rarely seen Cupola which had us all stoked. The views of the city from there are so good and rare to get a chance to see.

Next, we went to Two Lights State Park and took a few photos out in the lovely Maine outdoors. The coast was looking fly as always and it was fun to show it off to Ellen and Lydia, who had not been to that park before. Lastly, we all piled into the car for a trip to Bissell Brothers where we shared a drink to celebrate. Well call it the Wedding Reception and we loved it.

November 13, 2017 Engagements, Portland Maine

Portland Maine Engagement Session: Gina and Ryan

Gina and Ryan are the cutest! We met up with them here in Portland because they love our little city and wanted their engagement photos here. Some ivy, some cobblestones, a baseball field, and the ocean were the things on their list and luckily, the Portland area has it all. We started in town and hit up a few spots, then headed over to Cape Elizabeth for some #sports. Gina is from the Chicago area so she has an oppositional team as a fave from Ryan’s top choice. They make it work somehow though. Lastly, just as the light was fading, we headed over to Fishermans Point in South Portland, one of Dan and I’s favorite spots for photos. A super Portland-y engagement session with this two lovies… enjoy!